Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (klia2)
30 October 2019 After launching the Career and Transportation Education Carnival 2019 at Seremban on Oct 19, Transport Minister Anthony Loke told reporters that a … Continue reading Are all parties on the same page in welcoming tourists?
18 October 2019 AirAsia Group Berhad chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes expressed disappointment with Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) for its handling of complaints … Continue reading AirAsia irked by long queues at klia2
27 September 2019 AirAsia Group Bhd has long had a tumultuous relationship with its landlord, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). Both companies have clashed in … Continue reading Work with us and Malaysia will win, AirAsia tells MAHB and Mavcom
21 September 2019 This past week the AirAsia group paid off just under US$10 million in overdue passenger charges to Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB). … Continue reading AirAsia Pays Off Almost $10 Million In Outstanding Passenger Charges
12 September 2019 Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) executive chairman Dr Nungsari Radhi has come out strongly in defence of the aviation regulator’s role, saying it … Continue reading Mavcom works to benefit all in the aviation sector, not just one, says chairman
12 September 2019 AirAsia Group Bhd co-founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes says it is “absurd” that low-cost carriers (LCCs) dominate … Continue reading Fernandes: Absurd that M’sia does not have LCCTs
11 September 2019 AirAsia Group Bhd co-founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes says it is “absurd” that low-cost carriers (LCCs) dominate … Continue reading Absurd’ that Malaysia does not have LCCTs, says AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes
9 September 2019 AirAsia Bhd group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (pix) has claimed that the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has failed the … Continue reading Mavcom has failed the aviation sector, says Fernandes
30 August 2019 AirAsia Group Bhd would not take any legal action against Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd (MAHB) following the technical glitches which disrupted operations … Continue reading AirAsia won’t sue MAHB for system glitches at KLIA and klia2
30 August 2019 News of the reduced Passenger Service Charge (PSC) for destinations beyond Asean countries at other airports other than the Kuala Lumpur International … Continue reading New PSC charges ensures everyone is charged fairly, says Tony Fernandes
23 August 2019 Tan Sri Tony Fernandes again called for the improvement of the infrastructure of Malaysian airports following the technical glitch that has occurred … Continue reading ‘I am not a huge fan of MAHB but I won’t capitalise on the IT glitch,’ says Tony Fernandes
31 July 2019 Low-cost carrier AirAsia Group Bhd says it will remove the processing fee for passengers who pay through online banking and credit card … Continue reading AirAsia to remove processing fee from October
19 July 2019 Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has drawn a comparison between the quality of … Continue reading Tony Fernandes: KLIA and klia2 are not the same, why charge the same PSC?
18 July 2019 AirAsia Group Bhd group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said he is “disappointed and frustrated” with airport authorities. On microblogging … Continue reading In twitter tirade, Tony Fernandes says ‘disapppointed and frustrated’ with airport authorities
17 July 2019 AirAsia Group Bhd boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said Malaysia “desperately” needs an integrated tourism plan, not more taxes. In a slew … Continue reading ‘Integrated tourism plan needed, not more taxes’
16 July 2019 Malaysia desperately needs an integrated tourism plan, and not more taxes, to grow its tourism industry, said AirAsia Group chief executive officer … Continue reading AirAsia chief: Integrated plan, not more taxes, ‘desperately’ needed to grow M’sia tourism industry
3 June 2019 AirAsia Group Bhd is hopeful that the new passenger service charge (PSC) will be revised to RM25-RM30 for passengers travelling via the … Continue reading Revised PSC shoud be between RM25 – RM30, says Fernandes
27 January 2019 The story of tenants not seeing eye to eye with landlords is one that endures the test of time. Tenants often find … Continue reading Resolving Malaysia’s airport conundrum
12 January 2019 After a swarm of bees converged on Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) on Jan 8 and caused a minor kerfuffle, another … Continue reading MAHB more bee-nevolent with hive
11 January 2019 After a swarm of bees converged on the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) on Jan 8 and caused a minor kerfuffle, … Continue reading Return of the bees: This time at KLIA, but MAHB bee-utifully relocates them
11 January 2019 AirAsia Group Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the low-cost carrier group had many ideas to help tourism in … Continue reading No technology improvement at klia2, says Fernandes
9 January 2019 The swarm of bees spotted at Bay Q4 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (klia2) was successfully cleared out by a pest … Continue reading Buzzed off! No more bees in klia2
9 January 2019 The swarm of bees that seems to have taken up residence at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) is being closely … Continue reading MAHB: We are monitoring bee situation in klia2
7 January 2019 AirAsia passengers departing from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) will no longer have to pay the RM3 klia2 fee starting … Continue reading AirAsia passengers no longer have to pay RM3 klia2 fee
3 January 2019 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has clarified that it has never imposed the RM3 “klia2 fee” that AirAsia plans to stop collecting. … Continue reading MAHB: We do not impose RM3 “klia2 fee”
2 January 2019 From next week onwards, passengers flying on AirAsia will not have to pay the the RM3 (US$0.72) airport fee charged by Kuala … Continue reading Tony Fernandes says AirAsia will no longer collect klia2 fees, and wants compensation for ‘holes’ on runways
19 December 2018 Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook may want to “de-escalate” tensions between low-cost carrier AirAsia and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) but if … Continue reading AirAsia-MAHB spat continues despite minister’s wish for peace
18 December 2018 AS the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) moves ahead with plans to implement a new passenger service charge (PSC) calculation framework next year … Continue reading PSC equalisation at KLIA and klia2 likely to stay but at lower rates
14 December 2018 Hanoi is set to be rocked by the presence of Malaysian fans as the national team takes on Vietnam in the second-leg … Continue reading Malaysian football fans set to rock Hanoi
30 November 2018 AirAsia Group Bhd’s operating profit halved in the third quarter as higher fuel costs hurt the Malaysian flagship budget carrier, but it … Continue reading AirAsia Group’s quarterly operating profit halves as fuel costs bite
22 November 2018 The government is looking at reducing the passenger service charge (PSC) collected by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). “Lowering the PSC is … Continue reading Ministry in talks to lower PSC
13 November 2018 AirAsia Group Bhd will not invest in the proposed airport real estate investment trust (Airport REIT) as the low-cost carrier does not … Continue reading AirAsia will not take part in Airport REIT
12 November 2018 The country’s tourism industry could have registered a better growth if the airport operator and authorities had been able to keep the … Continue reading Tourism could have grown more if travelling cost kept low, says Fernandes
12 November 2018 Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd launched the first fully digitalised ground handling services control centre in Malaysia on Monday (Nov 12) at Kuala … Continue reading AirAsia launches fully digitalised ground handling control centre
12 November 2018 A new departure levy for air passengers leaving Malaysia from June 1, 2019 has met with criticism that the Pakatan Harapan government … Continue reading Travellers unlikely to change plans despite new levy
12 November 2018 MACPC 2.0 will ban all unnecessary charges imposed on passengers By P PREM KUMAR & AFIQ AZIZ / Graphic By TMR The … Continue reading AirAsia’s RM3 KLIA2 fee to be banned, says Mavcom
13 October 2018 Privatising airports is something the government is considering, as it is in no position to fund future airport developments for now. That … Continue reading Travellers must not be further burdened when privatising airports
22 September 2018 There will be no more raba-raba or pat-downs of passengers at Immigration checkpoints in KLIA and klia2 by mid-2019, says Transport Minister … Continue reading X-ray machines coming to KLIA
21 September 2018 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is setting up a dedicated processing centre for the Customs Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) clearance of departing … Continue reading MAHB sets up dedicated clearance facility for klia2 airline crew
17 September 2018 FULL-service carriers (FSCs) have finally broken their silence over the non-compliance of their budget counterpart, AirAsia Group Bhd, with the new passenger … Continue reading Newsbreak: Full-service carriers cry foul over ‘unfair’ PSC practice
12 August 2018 2018 is marked with changes across various sectors as the new government shifts into place and enforces new regulations and policies that … Continue reading Cruising through changes in aviation
2 August 2018 AirAsia is expanding its Asean footprint with a new route to North Sumatra, Indonesia. AirAsia launches new flight to Silangit, the main … Continue reading AirAsia launches new flight to Silangit, the main gateway to Lake Toba
27 July 2018 It will no longer be “business as usual” for the expansion of airports in the country as the government looks to new … Continue reading No more ‘business as usual’ in airport expansion financing model
27 July 2018 The war of words over the various incentives benefited by AirAsia Group Bhd escalated further yesterday, with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) … Continue reading AirAsia biggest beneficiary of incentives — MAHB
25 July 2018 AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes in his latest tweet acknowledged all the incentives provided by Malaysia Airports Holdings … Continue reading Incentives given to all airlines, not just AirAsia: Fernandes
19 July 2018 AT THE newly revamped Tune Hotel in Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2), simplicity perfected means sticking to the core fundamentals of … Continue reading New look and feel for airport hotel
12 July 2018 One of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, Airbus, is keen on plans by the Negri Sembilan government to set up a 3,200ha … Continue reading Airbus keen to set up aviation hub in Negri
27 June 2018 An aviation expert has urged Putrajaya to include all stakeholders in reforming the civil aviation sector, in the wake of a spat … Continue reading Be inclusive in reforming aviation industry, expert tells Putrajaya
27 June 2018 A proposal for a new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) to be developed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was made last year … Continue reading Citaglobal Airports’ proposal for new LCCT was supported by AirAsia
27 June 2018 Two privately owned charter airlines, Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd and Suasa Airlines Sdn Bhd, have called on the new government to … Continue reading Two airlines punished by Mavcom wants its abolition
26 June 2018 AirAsia’s group CEO Tony Fernandes (pictured) has called out the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) once again. This time it is for the … Continue reading Tony Fernandes calls out MAVCOM once again for airport tax charges
26 June 2018 AirAsia Group Bhd CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is calling on Malaysians to join him in his fight for lower airport taxes … Continue reading Tony: Join me in fight for lower airport taxes
26 June 2018 Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, the group chief executive officer of AirAsia Group Bhd, the largest low-cost carrier in Asia, took to social … Continue reading Fernandes: No airline can function without government support
25 June 2018 AirAsia Bhd group chief executive Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has urged Malaysians to join the company’s fight against what he deemed as … Continue reading AirAsia’s Fernandes calls on Malaysians to join fight against klia2 tax
12 June 2018 AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has hailed Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook’s call for a review of the passenger service charge … Continue reading Tony: Yes to passenger service charge review for KLIA, klia2
15 May 2018 Malaysia’s aviation regulator on Tuesday denied having ordered budget airline AirAsia (AIRA.KL) to cancel extra flights meant to help voters return home … Continue reading Malaysia regulator denies pressure to cancel AirAsia flights
7 April 2018 Is it nepotism that your father, Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin, is a director of the AirAsia group and you are CEO of a unit … Continue reading I do not report to my father, my independence is very clear
29 March 2018 What do you do if you’re a high-ranking government official on a visit to AirAsia’s sprawling RedQ headquarters and chance upon its … Continue reading Malaysia’s Immigration head slides down chute at AirAsia’s HQ
27 March 2018 AirAsia has faced heavy turbulence in the wake of last week’s baggage-mishandling controversy, which triggered the wrath of air travellers and netizens … Continue reading AirAsia personnel literally kiss luggage following baggage handling fiasco
26 March 2018 The multimillion ringgit project is expected to boost air passenger traffic into the state AIRASIA Bhd’s proposed low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Sarawak should have a … Continue reading AirAsia’s Sarawak LCCT should be similar to Kuching International Airport
22 March 2018 AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes apologised after a video showing the airline's workers throwing passengers' luggage, went viral. … Continue reading Tony says sorry after AirAsia baggage handlers caught throwing luggage
22 March 2018 On Wednesday, 21 March, several passengers onboard an AirAsia flight could only watch in disbelief as a klia2 baggage handler threw their … Continue reading AirAsia Apologises After Video Of KLIA2 Baggage Handlers Throwing Bicycles Go Viral
19 March 2018 Low cost-carrier terminal (LCCT) is poised to stimulate air travel demand in the region, following the low-cost carrier’s (LCC) on-going effort to … Continue reading CAPA: Having right business model, market will spur air travel growth
1 March 2018 Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has credited AirAsia’s growth to the airline's great staff, low-cost model and the Malaysian Government's policies. The AirAsia … Continue reading Fernandes: AirAsia’s growth due to Govt’s policies
28 February 2018 AirAsia Bhd, which encompasses Malaysian, Indonesian and Philippine operations, posted a 19.9% decline in net profit to RM372.65 million in the fourth … Continue reading AirAsia 4Q net profit down 20% on higher tax expenses
27 February 2018 AirAsia Bhd is seeking to more than double the size of its narrowbody fleet to 500 aircrafts in ten years, targeting to grab … Continue reading AirAsia to double narrowbody fleet size to 500 aircrafts by 2027
16 January 2018 About a month ago, a senator, Datuk Hanafi Mamat suggested that the government ought to introduce a guideline that stipulates the need … Continue reading New Zealander writes a letter to express her disgust over AirAsia stewardesses uniform
5 January 2018 IN case you haven’t noticed, the feud between Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and its biggest tenant, AirAsia Bhd, continued into 2017 … Continue reading KLIA or klia2? Doesn’t matter!
27 December 2017 Airlines in Malaysia had a good 2017, thanks to an accommodating operating environment, given the strong tourism growth and a continued depressed … Continue reading Accommodative operating environment for airline industry in 2017
26 December 2017 AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes shares email from customer which he says justifies his efforts to make flights cheap for the average … Continue reading Battle must never stop so everyone can fly, says Fernandes
22 December 2017 THE increase in passenger service charge (PSC), or airport tax, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) is a bailout for … Continue reading Hike in klia2 tax to bail out Malaysia Airports, says MP
19 December 2017 Malaysia should segregate domestic airports into different categories until the price differentiation mechanism, which will classify local airports, is ready for implementation, said … Continue reading Categorise airports until price mechanism ready, says Firefly CEO
19 December 2017 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd's (MAHB) claim that the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) was of equal stature as its elder sibling … Continue reading MAHB Draws Flak After Saying KLIA And klia2 Are Of Equal Stature
18 December 2017 AirAsia's head of communications Aziz Laikar’s video on the airport also shows an out-of-service travellator. In a series of postings on social … Continue reading AirAsia rebuts MAHB with video of travellers sitting on klia2 floor
17 December 2017 IT’S been a good, good year for AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes. So much so that he only … Continue reading On top of the world
17 December 2017 Malaysia needs a low-cost airport with a different passenger service charges (PSCs) to allow everyone to have a chance to fly, said … Continue reading Fernandes fumes at Mavcom over klia2 service charge
14 December 2017 Riad Asmat (pic), who will take over from Aireen Omar as budget carrier AirAsia Bhd’s chief executive officer (CEO) on Jan 10, has a … Continue reading Incoming AirAsia CEO overcomes fear of heights
13 December 2017 Malaysia’s AirAsia Bhd hopes to reach a deal on the sale of its aircraft leasing unit by March, its group chief executive … Continue reading Malaysia’s AirAsia says leasing unit deal should be finalised by March
7 December 2017 The AirAsia boss asks why it is taking such a long time for the Malaysian Aviation Commission to put in place the … Continue reading Tony Fernandes: Have quality service framework first, then impose taxes
4 December 2017 Travellers boarding flights at klia2 will pay a higher passenger service charge, effective, 1 January, when the tax increases from MYR50 to … Continue reading Fernandes prods Mavcom on klia2 tax rise
23 November 2017 LETTER | I refer to the news report on Air Asia’s Tony Fernandes expressing his displeasure at an unnamed MP on social media. Tony Fernandes … Continue reading Bung or not, Tony Fernandes must answer unnamed MP’s complaint
16 November 2017 AirAsia today announced its plan to enhance air travel experience through digitalisation, setting Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4 (T4) as the model … Continue reading AirAsia unveils plan to digitalise air travel
17 November 2017 Low-cost carrier (LCC) group AirAsia Bhd has called for the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) to expedite its proposed revamp of how passenger … Continue reading Expedite airport-specific PSC rollout: AirAsia
15 September 2017 AirAsia CEO asks how aviation regulator Mavcom can justify equal charges at both airports. AirAsia group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes wants … Continue reading Tony Fernandes slams equal PSCs for KLIA, klia2
13 July 2017 AirAsia boss says Malaysia Airports Bhd, which shut down the low-cost carrier terminal in Sabah, is only interested in running full-service terminals. … Continue reading New operators needed to run Malaysian airports, says Tony
6 July 2017 Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd will soon launch MyCorporate, a suite of products exclusively made with the business traveller in mind. AirAsia MyCorporate … Continue reading AirAsia targets business travellers with MyCorporate
3 July 2017 FIVE years following the disposal of its investment banking and securities business, ECM Libra Financial Group Bhd has finally identified the hotel … Continue reading ECM Libra’s hotel bet
30 June 2017 AirAsia X Group CEO Datuk Kamarudin Meranun said when he founded AirAsia with partner Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, they dreamed of democratising … Continue reading Aloha! AirAsia X now flying to Hawaii
22 May 2017 AirAsia chief says it is important for authority to also impose fines on airports, aside from airlines, when it comes to non-compliance … Continue reading Tony slams Mavcom for ignoring airports in passenger rights issue
9 November 2016 AirAsia and AirAsia X staff officially moved into its new corporate base called RedQ, located beside klia2, on November 7. AirAsia New … Continue reading AirAsia staff move into new corporate base
4 November 2016 AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) has awarded a RM2.51 million contract to Yummy Kitchen Sdn Bhd for the latter to provide food catering … Continue reading AirAsia X awards RM2.51m catering job to related party
4 October 2016 AIRASIA Bhd is all set to start its low-cost hub campaign at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) as it aims … Continue reading AirAsia, MAHB working on LCC hub branding
16 August 2016 The differential in the passenger service charge (PSC) between the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) should … Continue reading Fernandes continues to make a case for lower PSC at klia2
14 July 2016 Leading low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd contends that raising the airport tax for passengers using klia2 would be a regressive step and hamper economic growth … Continue reading AirAsia’s Fernandes: Airport tax hike regressive
11 July 2016 There is no need to build a separate low-cost terminal as the current Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) accommodates all airlines' … Continue reading No need to build separate low-cost terminal: Aziz Kaprawi
12 July 2016 AIRASIA Bhd’s boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes seems all riled up for yet another battle with airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) over … Continue reading AirAsia riled up for battle with MAHB
12 July 2016 MAHB managing director contradicts Putrajaya by saying klia2 not a low-cost carrier terminal. By Raja Bahrin Shah Our Prime Minister is also … Continue reading klia2: Now everyone can cry
11 July 2016 AHB built a RM4 billion airport at klia2 when all AirAsia wanted was a RM2 billion LCCT. Tony Fernandes AirAsia Founder and … Continue reading Fernandes wants new LCCT
11 July 2016 AirAsia Founder and Group CEO Tony Fernandes is disgruntled that Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) had splurged RM4 billion to build klia2 … Continue reading MAHB Built RM4 Billion klia2 So It Can Raise Airport Charges?
11 July 2016 Budget airline AirAsia Group chief Tony Fernandes has urged the government to build a proper low-cost carrier terminal if it insists that … Continue reading klia2 a ‘Frankenstein terminal’, quips AirAsia boss